The Detroit Tigers are on a winning streak again ... well, it's only two games so far, but it sure beats how crappy they were doing the past couple weeks. AND, it looks as though Gary Sheffield will be back in the line-up tonight. Now, all they need to do is get Joel "Zoom-Zoom" Zumaya off the DL (aiming for Aug. 21st, baby!) and get Kenny Rogers back in shape, and we've got a good shot at the World Series again. Woo-hoo!

I got my plane and hotel reservations today for my trip to San Francisco at the end of October/early November, and I'm really looking forward to meeting DK, Trebs and whoever else shows up. Since the owners of our company are totally cheap, I figured I'd have to share a room with my boss, but I'm getting my own room, which will make it a little easier to come staggering in drunk at 2 AM ...

One last thing ... it is DAMN HOT around here ... it might even be worse than in Taiwan. The air-conditioning in my apartment is weak, and so is the A/C in my office. Plus, I'm in a corner office (because I'm special like that!), so I've got windows on two sides, which gets the office heated up really fast.

Anyway, I hope some of you will be able to come out to San Fran to say hi ... there's a discussion going on in the "Lounge" forum for anyone who is interested. And did I mention I'll have a hotel room all to myself ..........